Wausau West's Jake Whalen, right, has logged hundreds of miles making visits to several NCAA Division I schools during the spring recruiting season.

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Mitchell A. Skurzewski
Daily Herald Media

Jake Whalen officially has just one college football scholarship offer, but that likely won't be the case much longer. The Wausau West junior linebacker has an offer from NCAA Division I FCS school South Dakota State, but numerous Division I FBS schools have had him in for official visits.

The Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly known as Division I-A, plays numerous bowl games for its postseason. The Football Championship Subdivision, previously I-AA, uses a playoff system with a championship game.

Since the turn of the calendar, Whalen has put on significant mileage, traveling to ...